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Recycling and Rubbish in Cornwall Richard Haycock
February 2020 Information Classification: PUBLIC
How much waste – what is the size of the problem In 2019/2020 the Council managed 261,022 tonnes of waste and recycling That’s 941kg per household
Climate emergency Resources and Waste Strategy Refuse Reduce Global resources Repair Reuse Recycle
Energy Recovery Information Classification: PUBLIC
What you can recycle
• Due to our kerbside separation systems we recycle +99% of the material we collect • From Air Fresheners to Washing Powder Boxes – for everything else there’s the A-Z www.cornwall.gov.uk/recycling Information Classification: PUBLIC
What’s in the black bag?
Can be recycled on kerbside: 21.75%
Food waste: 35.15%
35% Over 50% of black bag waste can be recycled Information Classification: PUBLIC
Current recycling rates
Total Kerbside Garden Total Kerbside Garden
Top 10 performing wards kerbside recycling waste Bottom 10 performing kerbside recycling waste waste per rate (inc. subscribers waste per rate (inc. subscribers (kerbside recycling) property garden (as at end wards (kerbside recycling) property garden (as at end (kg) 19-20 waste) Dec 2019) (kg) 19-20 waste) Dec 2019) Feock and Playing Place 721.07 41.59% 814 Bodmin St Leonard 606.64 19.81% 146 Wadebridge West 580.16 36.97% 416 St Dennis And Nanpean 725.16 19.61% 181 Falmouth Boslowick 615.44 35.51% 365 Four Lanes 655.19 18.79% 101 Torpoint West 596.10 35.43% 414 Camborne Roskear 679.53 18.07% 178 Mullion and Grade Ruan 584.28 34.48% 445 Pool and Tehidy 678.32 17.54% 186 St Agnes 648.28 34.26% 483 Penzance Central 508.60 17.44% 118 Altarnun 582.23 33.81% 218 Penzance East 608.83 17.04% 125 Bude 531.21 33.80% 646 Newquay Central 546.46 16.59% 27 Truro Redannick 654.83 33.75% 554 Redruth North 659.06 15.50% 156 Wadebridge East 628.96 33.55% 475 Camborne Trelowarren 613.24 15.43% 79
Cornwall averages • Total kerbside waste per property: 613.97 (kg) • Kerbside recycling rate (inc. garden waste): 27.11% • Overall total recycling rate (inc. e.g. HWRC and streets) : 41.65% Information Classification: PUBLIC Current recycling rates Total kerbside Kerbside recycling Garden waste Hayle and St Ives Wards waste per rate (inc. garden subscribers (as at property (kg) 19-20 waste) end Dec 2019) Cornwall top- Feock and Playing Place 721.07 41.59% 814
Lelant and Carbis Bay 617.41 31.52% 492 St Ives East 466.27 24.08% 274 Hayle North 601.19 22.09% 240 St Ives West 608.23 21.90% 207 Hayle South 668.75 21.51% 277 Gwinear, Gwithian and St Erth 678.74 21.17% 245
Cornwall bottom- Camborne Trelowarren 613.24 15.43% 79 Hayle and St Ives CNP average 606.77 23.71% 289
Cornwall averages • Total kerbside waste per property: 613.97 (kg) • Kerbside recycling rate (inc. garden waste): 27.11% • Overall total recycling rate (inc. e.g. HWRC and streets) : 41.65% Information Classification: PUBLIC
How you can get involved
• Use local and social networks to encourage residents to use kerbside recycling service • 1 more thing campaign • Recycling A-Z online look up cornwall.gov.uk/recycling • Encourage use of Love Food Hate Waste for meal planners, portion control and using leftovers lovefoodhatewaste.com Information Classification: PUBLIC Garden Waste Collection Home composting Inexpensive Easy Natural process Accepts kitchen and garden waste Produce compost Divert waste
To find out more or to buy a bin visit: getcomposting.com
Fortnightly collection on the alternate week to your recycling collection
Grass cuttings Leaves or organic sweepings Tree, shrub and rose prunings Branches (<30cm long and 2.5cm diameter) Cut flowers Weeds Windfall www.cornwall.gov.uk/gardenwaste Information Classification: PUBLIC
New waste collection service Information Classification: PUBLIC
Covid-19 impacts on Service 2020/21
Kerbside recycling The majority of services have been maintained throughout Kerbside residual the pandemic – a big thank you to all staff involved.
Garden waste subscriptions Bulky waste collections
Disposing of personal waste if you or anyone in your home has coronavirus symptoms or has received a positive test: • Double bag personal waste: cleaning cloths, tissues and disposable face coverings • Put waste aside for 72 hours before putting out with regular waste • Other household waste can be disposed of as normal Information Classification: PUBLIC
Fleet Mobilisation of new contract
Euro 6 compliant In-cab technology
New collection and street cleansing fleet Information Classification: PUBLIC
Waste facilities development Mobilisation Phase One: New of new contract Contract starts
Critical interface between the new service and the waste facilities managed through the Integrated Waste Management Planning Contract.
St Erth Environmental Pool permits Accommodate food waste Bodmin and increased recycling
Receive the new types of vehicle Launceston Construction Cater for Cornwall’s growing Connon Bridge population - 5.7% growth forecast to 2029 (ONS estimates) Site operational and able to meet Routine updating of facilities requirement of new collection service Information Classification: PUBLIC
Phase One: New Recycling on the go Contract starts
• New waste contract provision for on-street litter recycling • Work will commence designing and procuring from 1st February • Evidence gathering including container types, locations, priority of sites, litter volumes, timeline • Rolling out over first year of contract • Trial has run in St Ives – contamination Information Classification: PUBLIC
How we will be supporting our communities
Launching Waste minimisation behaviour change campaign
Collaborating on shared campaigns to encourage reuse, recycling and Keeping Cornwall Clean with other partners e.g. Newquay Clean
Targeted engagement, education and communications to support our communities as we move towards starting our new collection service Information Classification: PUBLIC
What you can do now
• Continue tackling the climate emergency • Be an advocate for change • Model best practice yourself • Engaging with Cornwall Recycles, sharing Facebook messages when they come out. • Promote recycling and access to bags/box – new deadline for home Buy a Green Johanna delivery here: • Inform us of groups or networks who www.getcomposting.com would benefit from working with us – £29.99 + p&p target audiences Information Classification: PUBLIC
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